Charles Tucker "Jew" Zimmerman (April 13, 1904 – November 25, 1954) was an American college athletics coach and administrator.
![](http://wiki.nitrosworld.org/wiki/File:Charlie_"Jew"_Zimmerman,_Wake_Forest.png) Zimmerman with Wake Forest | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 13, 1904 Boone, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | November 25, 1954 (aged 50) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1925–1929 | Wake Forest |
| Position | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1930–1931 | Lees–McRae |
| 1934 | Appalachian State (line) |
| Basketball | |
| 1927–1928 | Wake Forest (manager) |
| 1930–1932 | Lees–McRae |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1930–1932 | Lees–McRae |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–8–3 (football) |
Playing career
editZimmerman began playing football in 1920 at the Christ School. In 1922, he enrolled in Asheville High School and became a crucial member on the line.[1] In 1925, he enrolled at Wake Forest and made the freshmen team and starred on the line.[1] He was named as an all-state freshmen tackle.[2] Over the next two years he was regularly in the rotation on the varsity line as a tackle.[3] He dropped out in November 1928 with two games remaining on the season.[4] After a couple of months away, he returned for his final season with the Demon Deacons.[1]
In 1927, Zimmerman served as the manager for the basketball team.[1]
Coaching career
editIn 1930, Zimmerman was hired as the athletic director and head football and basketball coach for The Lees–McRae Institute—now known as Lees–McRae College.[1][5] He succeeded Dick Flinn, who resigned after one season.[6] Zimmerman chose to coach the athletics at Lees–McRae over returning to Wake Forest as an assistant to his former coach, Pat Miller.[6] In Zimmerman's first season as football coach, he led the team to a 2–4–2 record, including a 7–7 tie to his former team, Asheville High School.[7] He resigned from all posts in 1932.[8]
In 1934, Zimmerman was hired as the line coach for Appalachian State under Eugene Garbee.[9] He returned to coaching after practicing law in Boone, North Carolina.[9]
Personal life
editOn November 19, 1928, Zimmerman's mother died, causing him to withdraw from Wake Forest.[4] In January 1929, he received his license to practice law in North Carolina.[1]
Zimmerman served in the United States Navy during World War II and spent time as a court bailiff in Fresno, California.[10] In June 1953 he suffered a fractured skull before dying on November 25, 1954, in Seattle.[10] Prior to his death, he worked as a salesman while he studied law at the University of Washington School of Law.[10]
He was the uncle of singer-songwriter Tucker Zimmerman.[11]
Head coaching record
editFootball
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lees–McRae Bulldogs (Independent) (1930–1931) | |||||||||
| 1930 | Lees–McRae | 2–4–2 | |||||||
| 1931 | Lees–McRae | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| Lees–McRae: | 5–8–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 5–8–3 | ||||||||
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Former Asheville High And Wake Forest Star To Take Charge Of Sports In Fall". Asheville Citizen-Times. July 6, 1930. p. 27. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
- ↑ "Lees McRae Has Tough Schedule". The Charlotte Observer. September 6, 1930. p. 17. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
- ↑ "Wake Forest Holds First Scrimmage". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 11, 1927. p. 34. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
- 1 2 "Deacons To Play Asheville Stars". The News and Observer. November 20, 1928. p. 11. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
- ↑ "Asheville School To Play Zimmerman". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 29, 1930. p. 10. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
- 1 2 "Along the Sports Frontier". The Charlotte News. July 9, 1930. p. 11. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
- ↑ White, Enoch (November 2, 1930). "Asheville School Battles To Draw With Lees-McRae". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. 25. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
- ↑ "King to Coach". The Greensboro Record. July 14, 1932. p. 7. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
- 1 2 "Charlie Zimmerman, Former Maroon, Is Mountaineer Line Coach". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 9, 1934. p. 23. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
- 1 2 3 "C. T. Zimmerman Dies In Seattle". Asheville Citizen-Times. December 18, 1954. p. 6. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
- ↑ Autobiography – Chapter I, tuckerzimmerman.com